Comments on: Talib Suspended Four Games

By: MTM

MTM — Sun, 14 Oct 2012 17:16:29 +0000

@ Morgan

You left off appetite suppressent.

By: Morgan

Morgan — Sun, 14 Oct 2012 09:46:52 +0000

OCTOBER 13, 2012

Talib says he took Adderall; Here’s why the drug is banned

Bucs cornerback Aqib Talib says in a statement that his four-game suspension, announced earlier today, comes as a result of his use of Adderall without a prescription.

We cannot independently confirm this because the NFL does not comment on the specifics of violations involving performance-enhancing substances.
But let’s assume Adderall is the culprit here.

This got us wondering why, exactly, this drug often used to treat Attention Deficit Disorder, is prohibited by the NFL.

We found some answers in a recent story published in the Cleveland Plain Dealer newspaper, which was reporting on Browns cornerback Joe Haden’s suspension, also for reportedly using Adderall.

Consider this take from a physician quoted in the story.

“In a sports setting, it parlays into an increased ability to work out harder; or if they’re going through testing to perform testing better; if they’re studying a playbook to memorize the playbook,” said Rick Figler, a Cleveland Clinic sports medicine physician. “It’s absolutely a performance-enhancing agent.”

Figler said the drug is addictive because it’s so effective.

“So if an athlete were to use it and said, ‘My workout went really, really well,’ he’d probably want to use it again,” Figler said. “It’s similar to if you miss your morning cup of coffee you may not feel on your game.”
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Posted by Stephen Holder at 4:33:26 pm on October 13, 2012

By: MTM

MTM — Sun, 14 Oct 2012 02:21:31 +0000

One dummy dummy, two dummy dummy, cut dummy dummy.

By: Rob

Rob — Sun, 14 Oct 2012 00:36:46 +0000

Miguel el Idiotico
Once again you mindlessly take shots at Schiano. Ever think it may be in both the team and the players best interest to be able to run wind sprints? Their ability or inability to do so will give a benchmark as to where they are conditioning wise and where they need to improve. It is called a baseline, not a torture test. If you are out of shape as a millionare althete, shame on you. I prefer a team that is well conditioned to a country club atmosphere where players just joke around about how many tackles they missed or talk about how mean the new coach is. Stay in shape or hit the road. The in shape guys laugh at the wind sprints and just show what they are made of. The out of shape players either get in shape or bag groceries for a living. Get a life and stop bashing the head coach. You have no idea what you are talking about. Conditioning also helps prevent the numerous injuries that plague out of shape players. Keep the idiotic posts coming.

By: Snook

Snook — Sat, 13 Oct 2012 23:31:07 +0000

Trade him to Washington please. We could probably get a 6th or 7th.

By: RastaMon

RastaMon — Sat, 13 Oct 2012 22:27:13 +0000

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qmaB5-Ab1yg

By: Andrew

Andrew — Sat, 13 Oct 2012 22:15:54 +0000

hahahaha thank you the Dutcher journal for giving me a good laugh today. your spot on with stupid magnifico’s posts being a torture test.

By: Miguel El Magnifico

Miguel El Magnifico — Sat, 13 Oct 2012 22:06:15 +0000

With all due respect Peter, I guess we just don’t think alike.

I suffer through your multiple consecutive posts without complaint most of the time.

By: The Dutcher Journal (Pete Dutcher)

The Dutcher Journal (Pete Dutcher) — Sat, 13 Oct 2012 21:49:23 +0000

Miguel El Magnifico
The only dreaded torture tests are your posts.

By: Miguel El Magnifico

Miguel El Magnifico — Sat, 13 Oct 2012 21:33:50 +0000

Aqib Talib:

“Around the beginning of training camp, I made a mistake by taking an Adderall pill without a prescription.”

I guess the dreaded and unnecessary 110X16 torture tests bites the Bucs in the ass again when the players have to drug themselves to complete them.

I hope no other Bucs will be suspended. Maybe, one of the players was passing them around before the gauntlets. Almost seems like that movie, North Dallas 40. Kris Kristofferson was always passing around uppers and downers, if I remember correctly.

I remember reading that a Buc player was vomiting violently on the field that day. Kind of odd.

By: The Dutcher Journal (Pete Dutcher)

The Dutcher Journal (Pete Dutcher) — Sat, 13 Oct 2012 21:20:03 +0000

I think the point is…as I said before the season started…Talib will continue to do things wrong until a team grows a pair and shows him that consequences for his actions can be extreme.

I said then and I’ll say now…for his own good, he needs a firm punishment. Once again, he get’s off easy.

By: The Dutcher Journal (Pete Dutcher)

The Dutcher Journal (Pete Dutcher) — Sat, 13 Oct 2012 21:14:39 +0000

Funny…how everyone told me I was wrong about Talib under the new Schiano order.